Scotch tape method

To produce NEEs, the plating process is continued until solid Au nanowires are obtained in each pore. In addition, both faces of the membrane become coated with Au Aims. Eor the NEE application, one of these surface Au films is removed using a simple Scotch-tape method [25]. This exposes the ends of the Au nanowires that are embedded within the pores of the membrane. These Au disks constitute the electrode elements of the NEE. Electrical contact is made to the Au surface film that was left intact... 

There are some standard adhesion tests used by the paint and coatings industry, which we have adopted for our work. The most common is the Scotch tape test, which is described by an ASTM D3359, method B. 

The method of Koyama et al.12 was used to determine the parakeratotic index of SC. A glass plate was attached to the skin with Scotch tape (Sumitomo 3M, Tokyo, Japan) measuring 25 x 19 mm to remove corneocytes. The adherent horny material was stained with hematoxylin-eosin solution for microscopic inspection of nuclei. The results were scored depending on the number of the nucleated cells in the visual field (0 = none, 1 = small, 2 = relatively large, 3 = very large). 

The most effective method of diagnosing pinworm infections is by the use of perianal swab using adhesive Scotch tape. The Scotch tape, which is applied to the perianal region with a tongue depressor, is examined microscopically for eggs. ... 

Scotch-tape test [13,16-20] Abrasion test [18,21] Bend and stretch test [15,22] Shearing stress test [22-24] Direct pull-off method [15,25-39] Moment or topple test [40-43] Electromagnetic tensile test [44] Laser spalation test [45] Ultracentrifuge test [13,22,46-50] Ultrasonic test [13,76] Peeling test (13, 51-54] Tangential-shear test [55,56] Scratch test [50,52, 57-73]... 

One simple qualitative test method is the scotch-tape test. In order to carry out quantitative measurements, however, more precise methods have to be used and existing commercially available measuring units are of use. Some of these methods are discussed in detail in the following sections. Additional information can be found, for example, in [105]. 

Hitherto known 2-D polymers include graphene [1], boron nitride [51] as well as metal oxides, hydroxides, and chalcogenides [2,23c]. These inorganic 2-D polymers are usually obtained by exfoliation from their parent laminar crystals this can be achieved using physical methods such as the scotch tape approach [1] or intercalation [52]. Many reports have been made on the preparation of laminar crystals which can, in principle, be regarded as the parent materials for 2-D polymers. For example, Antonietti and coworkers reported the details of graphitic carbon nitrides based on heptazine motifs, prepared by the thermal condensation ofcyanamide (>560 °C) [53] however, individual layers have not yet been separated from the bulk products. 

Finely powdered specimens of limited quantity can be sprinkled on Scotch tape. The tape will retain a thin layer of powder for analysis in the spectrometer. Another method is to support the powder between two layers of thin plastic film. At least one commercially available specimen cup provides for this method. 

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